I’ll soon be having a new house built and i’m curious if i’ll get into trouble by requesting interior doors that are somewhat wider than normal. I’m sure they are somewhat more expensive (hoping they are still available pre-hung). Anything i should know about before going down this path?
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Please be more specific on what size of doors you are talking about.
No answer for you, but some encouragement. Our smallest doors are 36x84". It's a luxury as long as they fit the scale. I used surplus commercial doors (3/4 hr fire rated), but they didn't come pre-hung. Our exterior doors are 48" wide.
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what do you consider oversized? I use 36"w x 7' H very often and some consider that lartge because a common interiopr size is 2'8"W x 6' 8"H
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Well to be honest..i'm not sure yet. I just know i get pissed whenever i move furnature around, desks through doors...and nothing fits.
We're goign to have an open floor plan (Timberframe house) and at least downstairs the ceilings ought to be 9'.
Also i just like to be somewhat different. <-- not always a wise goal.
Install double doors where you need the extra space opening. Make them pocket doors like the old days. This way you can stick to "standard sizes".